Red Sox confirm Napoli signing, cut Carpenter

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Jan 22, 2013

Napoli has played seven years in the majors but said the condition was not discovered until he underwent a physical after agreeing to a three-year, $39 million contract with the Red Sox in early December. Seven weeks later, Napoli signed a one-year, $5 mi… (more)llion deal that could be worth $13 million with performance bonuses. The discovery of the condition caused the Red Sox to revise their original offer. Avascular necrosis, known by its acronym AVN and also known as osteonecrosis , is a progressive, degenerative disorder that kills bone tissue.